de Thorpe, Edmund 1a

Birth Name de Thorpe, Edmund
Gender male
Age at Death 65 years, 4 months, 11 days

Narrative

EDMUND (DE THORPE), LORD THORPE, brother and heir [of John 3rd Baron de Thorpe, dsp. 23 Oct 1340], born 29 August 1319, was to receive his brother's lands, having done homage, 10 January 1340/1. He was never summoned to Parliament but was Knight of the shire for Norfolk, 1371 (twice), 1379, 1380 and 1384. He fought at Crécy, 26 August 1346, and was at the siege of Calais. With his uncle, Edmund de Hengrave, he was accused, March 1352/3, of having murdered shipwrecked mariners and stolen their goods on 1 November last past. On 20 April 1360 he had protection, being overseas with Lancaster. He was a Commissioner for Norfolk concerning the rights of the Crown in relief and escheat, 1367, and lands held in chief of the King, 1368; a Commissioner there of oyer and terminer frequently from 1367, and of array, 1367 and 1385; Keeper of Norwich Castle and Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1369-71; a Commissioner to enforce the Statute of Labourers, 1369, assessor of taxation, 1371 and 1379, and Commissioner de walliis et fossatis, 1388, all in Norfolk; one of the guardians of the temporalities of the Bishopric of Norwich, 22 February--24 October 1385; and was among those appointed to prepare Yarmouth against a possible French invasion, 1386.

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He married, before 1342-43, Joan, sister of Thomas, daughter of Robert BAYNARD (d), of Colkirk and Gateley, Norfolk, by (it would seem) Lucy, daughter and heir of Roger ATTE ESHE [de Fraxinis] of the same. He died shortly before 12 May 1393, when his will was proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich, and was buried at Ashwellthorpe. No Inquisition post mortem remains. His widow died February 1399/1400 at Colkirk, Norfolk, and was buried with him. [Complete Peerage XII/1:722-3]

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(d) He was the son of Robert Baynard, of Hautbois and Wheatacre, Norfolk, who d. shortly before 22 Feb 1329/30, leaving a widow, Maud, and a son and heir Thomas.

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1328 Ashwellthorpe, Depwade, Norfolk, England   2
Death 1393-05-12 Ashwellthorpe, Depwade, Norfolk, England   2

Age: 65y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father de Thorpe, Robert12941329
Mother de Hengrave, Beatrix1306
         de Thorpe, Edmund 1328 1393-05-12

Families

Family of de Thorpe, Edmund and Baynard, Joan
Unknown Partner Baynard, Joan ( * 1334 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
de Thorpe, Edmund13571429-06-00

Source References

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        ID: I9643
        Name: @*Edmund de Thorpe
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 1328 in Ashwellthorpe, Depwade, Norfolk, England
        Death: BEF 12 MAY 1393 in Ashwellthorpe, Depwade, Norfolk, England
        Note:
        EDMUND (DE THORPE), LORD THORPE, brother and heir [of John 3rd Baron de Thorpe, dsp. 23 Oct 1340], born 29 August 1319, was to receive his brother's lands, having done homage, 10 January 1340/1. He was never summoned to Parliament but was
        Knight of the shire for Norfolk, 1371 (twice), 1379, 1380 and 1384. He fought at Crécy, 26 August 1346, and was at the siege of Calais. With his uncle, Edmund de Hengrave, he was accused, March 1352/3, of having murdered shipwrecked mariners
        and stolen their goods on 1 November last past. On 20 April 1360 he had protection, being overseas with Lancaster. He was a Commissioner for Norfolk concerning the rights of the Crown in relief and escheat, 1367, and lands held in chief of the
        King, 1368; a Commissioner there of oyer and terminer frequently from 1367, and of array, 1367 and 1385; Keeper of Norwich Castle and Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1369-71; a Commissioner to enforce the Statute of Labourers, 1369, assessor of
        taxation, 1371 and 1379, and Commissioner de walliis et fossatis, 1388, all in Norfolk; one of the guardians of the temporalities of the Bishopric of Norwich, 22 February--24 October 1385; and was among those appointed to prepare Yarmouth
        against a possible French invasion, 1386.
        Note:
        Note:
        He married, before 1342-43, Joan, sister of Thomas, daughter of Robert BAYNARD (d), of Colkirk and Gateley, Norfolk, by (it would seem) Lucy, daughter and heir of Roger ATTE ESHE [de Fraxinis] of the same. He died shortly before 12 May 1393,
        when his will was proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich, and was buried at Ashwellthorpe. No Inquisition post mortem remains. His widow died February 1399/1400 at Colkirk, Norfolk, and was buried with him. [Complete Peerage XII/1:722-3]
        Note:
        Note: (d) He was the son of Robert Baynard, of Hautbois and Wheatacre, Norfolk, who d. shortly before 22 Feb 1329/30, leaving a widow, Maud, and a son and heir Thomas.
        Note:
        Note: Title: Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000
        Note: Date: 2000
        Note: Page: XII/1:722-3
        Change Date: 5 OCT 2006

        Father: @*Robert de Thorpe b: ABT 1294 in Ashwellthorpe, Depwade, Norfolk, England
        Mother: @*Beatrix de Hengrave b: 1306 in Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

        Marriage 1 @*Joan Baynard b: 1334 in Colkirk, Norfolk, England
        Children
        @*Edmund de Thorpe b: ABT 1357 in Ashwellthorpe, Depwade, Norfolk, England

         

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